Intro Flashcards
The study of chromosomes, which are the visible carriers of the hereditary material
Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics is the study of
Chromosomes
Cytogenetics is a fusion of (gcs)
science
cytology
genetics
the study of cells
Cytology
(the study of inherited variation)
genetics
Genetics — is the study of ___ and ____
heredity and variation
— study of transmission of traits and biological information between generations
Heredity
— are simply differences in genetic sequence
Variation
Examples of genetic variation (within species)
Domesticated species
Human genetics
Natural Populations
Three (3) primary sources of genetic variation:
Mutations
Gene flow
Sex
Areas of Genetics
Classical Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
(based on Mendel’s 1st and 2nd laws)
Classical Genetics
(based on the Central Dogma of Molecular Genetics)
Molecular Genetics
(based on the theory of Natural Selection proposed by Darwin)
Evolutionary Genetics
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it “
Santayana,1905-1906
People have known about inheritance for a long time.
children resemble their parents
domestication of animals and plants, selective breeding for good characteristics
Sumerian horse breeding records
Egyptian data palm breeding
Bible and hemophilia
Old/ incorrect ideas
All life comes from other life
Species concept
Organisms develop by expressing information carried in their hereditary material.
The environment can’t alter the hereditary material in a directed fashion
Male and female parents contribute equally to the offspring.
Three (3) major events in the mid-1800’s led directly to the development of modern genetics.
The Origin of Species
Experiments in Plant Hybridization
isolated “nucleic acid” from pus cells.
published The Origin of Species, which describes the theory of evolution by natural selection
1859: Charles Darwin
published Experiments in Plant Hybridization, which lays out the basic theory of genetics.
It is widely ignored until 1900.
1866: Gregor Mendel
isolated “nucleic acid” from pus cells.
1869: Friedrich Miescher
proved that the genetic material is indeed located in the nucleus.
1871: Ernst Haeckel
1900: rediscovery of Mendel’s work by
Carl Correns
Hugo de Vries
Erich von Tschermak
1902:_______ discovered that alkaptonuria, a human disease, has a genetic basis.
Archibald Garrod